New: Roger Stone sought information damaging to Hillary Clinton from Julian Assange during the 2016 campaign:
wsj.com/articles/roger…
wsj.com/articles/roger…
In an email to his longtime friend Randy Credico, Stone wrote, "“Please ask Assange for any State or HRC e-mail from August 10 to August 30--particularly on August 20, 2011."
He was seeking info that might confirm a narrative that Clinton botched an alleged peace deal in Libya.
He was seeking info that might confirm a narrative that Clinton botched an alleged peace deal in Libya.
In an response, Credico wrote, “That batch probably coming out in the next drop...I can’t ask them favors every other day .I asked one of his lawyers...they have major legal headaches riggt now..relax.”
The emails were exchanged Sept. 18 & 19, before WikiLeaks released anything.
The emails were exchanged Sept. 18 & 19, before WikiLeaks released anything.
Credico says he never passed the request on to Assange or his lawyers, but that he was telling Stone he did because he owed him a favor and was tired of Stone bothering him.
Stone says he never got any info, and that he never had possession of any unreleased Clinton material.
Stone says he never got any info, and that he never had possession of any unreleased Clinton material.
After taking the 5th in December, @Credico2016 said he met with Congressional investigators yesterday for an informal but limited conversation. He said he has urged them to interview @JulianAssange, who he is a supporter of.
One key unknown: what did Stone know-- and how'd he learn it-- in August '16?
@Credico2016 says he first spoke to Assange & his team on Aug. 25, when Assange did his radio show.
Stone had already claimed contact w/Assange & had tweeted about the Podesta's time in the barrel.
@Credico2016 says he first spoke to Assange & his team on Aug. 25, when Assange did his radio show.
Stone had already claimed contact w/Assange & had tweeted about the Podesta's time in the barrel.
Stone maintains that @Credico2016 was his backchannel all along, and that he assumed Credico got confirmation about Assange's plan to release Clinton info b/c he's friends with a WikiLeaks lawyer. Credico says it's not true.
Here's part of Stone's testimony that was made public.
Here's part of Stone's testimony that was made public.
And... even though @Credico2016 tells us his relationship w/Assange didn't begin until late August, he did tweet this in June...
Stone says he assumed Mr. Credico was in touch with Mr. Assange during that time.
Stone says he assumed Mr. Credico was in touch with Mr. Assange during that time.
